An engrossing and original story about a woman who moves from Taiwan to California and builds
an unexpected life there for readers of Olive Kitteridge and Hello Beautiful.Joan Liang's life
is a series of surprising developments: she never thought she would leave Taiwan for California
nor did she expect her first marriage to implode--especially as quickly and spectacularly as it
did. She definitely did not expect to fall in love with an older wealthy American and become
his fourth wife and mother to his youngest children. Through all this she wrestles with one
persistent question: Will she ever truly feel satisfied? As Joan and her children grow older
and their circumstances evolve she makes a drastic change: she opens the Satisfaction Café a
place where people can visit for a bit of conversation and to be heard and understood. Through
this radical yet pragmatic business Joan constructs a lasting legacy. Vivid comic and
intensely moving The Satisfaction Café is a novel about found family the joy and loneliness
that come with age and how we can give ourselves permission to seek satisfaction and
connection at any stage of life.
